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Delhi: Amit Shah visits police headquarters with chief minister as capital law-and-order talks held
On Saturday, October 24, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah visited the Delhi Police headquarters to meet senior officers and discuss law and order in the capital; Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also arrived at the headquarters. The visit comes amid protests by opposition parties and student groups against the Election Commission's revision of electoral rolls.
Why it matters
Capital law and order is now entangled with the electoral-roll dispute: opposition parties allege irregularities in the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and demand the chief election commissioner's resignation, while protests have spread to campuses and the streets. The home minister and the chief minister visiting police headquarters on the same day shows the federal and Delhi governments responding in step. No specific decisions from the meeting were reported.
Full report
According to the news agency ANI, Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the Delhi Police headquarters on Saturday, October 24, to meet senior police officials and discuss the law and order situation in the national capital. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also arrived at the headquarters.
The backdrop is protests by opposition parties and student organisations against the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls: the opposition alleges irregularities in the exercise and demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. On Friday, several Left parties and student leaders marched near Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, demanding Kumar's removal and opposing the SIR.
Delhi Traffic Police issued a diversion advisory for Saturday: with large numbers of people expected to move from Bangla Sahib Gurudwara towards Jantar Mantar, diversions apply from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and commuters were advised to avoid affected roads. Separately, the Congress party and INDIA bloc parties plan a rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1 demanding the chief election commissioner's resignation; a hunger strike by five Jamia Millia Islamia students entered its 13th day on Saturday, demanding restoration of the students' union and removal of the university's chief proctor.
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